Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 154 | 220 | 265 | 255 | 354 | 427 | 395 | 292 | 284 | 280 | 178 | 170 | 341 | 253 | 286 | 287 | 362 | 465 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.88m | 2:51PM1.95m | 3:15AM1.90m | 3:39PM1.93m | 4:02AM1.91m | 4:25PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.12m | 9:25AM0.11m | 9:51PM0.12m | 10:14AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 36 | 154 | 220 | 265 | 255 | 225 | 220 | 184 | 170 | 284 | 280 | 178 | 170 | 341 | 253 | 286 | 276 | 266 | 196 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | SE 5 | NE 9 | S 17 | E 14 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 42 | 19 | 27 | 354 | 427 | 395 | 292 | 120 | 8 | 81 | 140 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSE 8 | NE 12 | NE 9 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SSW 17 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 160 | 217 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 95 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 24 | 182 | 41 | 87 | 133 | 219 | 263 | 287 | 362 | 465 | 648 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 311 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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